It's now, what, some 20 months after the game shipped? I don't know about you but I'm not very impressed by the project management skills that can say "in the box" 8 weeks out (and remember, gold date would have been even closer) and still not have delivered nearly two years later. I think that if WarTourist could say "in the box" that close to the shipping date then I am not being unreasonable in taking him at his word in the first place and also not unreasonable in being quite unhappy at the current situation.
I don't think WarTourist has the best of roles in the matter. There has been some criticism on things he's said in the past. However, he's probably the only person that has really exchanged views with the public on a one-to-one level (which is good imo). I've also realized that, in a manner of speaking, he has sometimes been between the hammer and anvil at times.
If anything, it is the transformation of Epic into a business that has led to some distance between fans and the franchise. In short, WarTourist or someone else can say one thing and an internal decision goes the other way, introducing a load of "red tape" with no further information being given out.
At least, that is my interpretation of the question.
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